Tommy Pope is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor.
10 Facts About Tommy Pope
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Tommy Pope is best known for his digital content as part of the sketch comedy troupes BirdText and Deer Prom, who were responsible for the web series Real Househusbands of Philadelphia and the Comedy Central web series Delco Proper.
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Tommy Pope's father is of Italian descent, his mother is of Irish descent.
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Tommy Pope attended Monsignor Bonner High School and is a graduate of Drexel University, where he studied information science, technology and engineering.
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Tommy Pope started comedy at the age of 28 at the suggestion of one of his brothers.
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Tommy Pope adopted the surname "Pope" as his stage name to avoid being confused with comedian Tom Papa.
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Tommy Pope made his television debut on AXS TV's stand up series Gotham Comedy Live in 2013 and was a contestant in the eighth season of NBC's Last Comic Standing in 2014.
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Tommy Pope first met frequent collaborator, John McKeever in 2008 while performing stand-up comedy at The Raven Lounge in Philadelphia.
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In 2013 Tommy Pope appeared in a sketch featuring Steve Martin on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
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Tommy Pope was featured in an episode of the Comedy Central storytelling series, This Is Not Happening, in 2018.